Giuliano Palma & the Bluebeaters

Giuliano Palma and the Bluebeaters are a rising cover band in Italy and perform a mix of reggae, ska and rocksteady. Formed in 1994, the Bluebeaters comprises musicians of the Italian groups Casino Royale (Giuliano Palma, Ferdinando Masi, Patrick Benifei), of Africa Unite (Bunna, Paolo Parpaglione, Cato Senatore) and of the Fratelli di Soledad (Zorro).

Members as of 2005

* Giuliano Palma, voice, a.k.a. “The King”, formerly of Casino Royale
* Bunna, bass guitar, from Africa Unite
* Sheldon Gregg, bass guitar, from the New York Ska Jazz Ensamble
* Ferdinando Masi, drums, formerly of Casino Royale
* Cato Senatore, guitar, from Africa Unite
* Paolo Parpaglione, saxophone, a.k.a. “The Angelo”, from Africa Unite
* Gigi De Gaspari, trombone, a.k.a. “Mr. T-Bone”
* Peter Truffa, piano and keyboard, from the New York Ska Jazz Ensemble
* Fabietto Merigo, guitar, from the Reggae National Tickets

Discography

* The Album (KingSizeRecords, 9 June 1999)
* The Album widened edition (KingSizeRecords/V2 Records, October 2000)
* The Wonderful Live (KingSizeRecords/V2 Records, October 2001) (Live)
* Long Playing (V2 Records, 30 September 2005)
* Boogaloo (V2 RECORDS, 12 October 2007)

External links

* [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuliano_Palma_%26_the_Bluebeaters Italian Wikipedia]
* [http://www.thebluebeaters.com/ Official Site]